{"title": "Laboratory characterization", "author_url": "http://www.tibdn.ca/author/admin", "html": "<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" class=\"listing\" style=\"width: 100%\">\r\n\t<thead>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPathogens</th>\r\n\t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">\r\n\t\t\t\tTests</th>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t</thead>\r\n\t<tbody>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\tInfluenza</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIdentification by PCR or viral culture</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSubtyping of all influenza A isolates</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\tgroup A streptococcus</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>emm </em>and T typing of all isolates</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSOF sequence typing of a subset of isolates</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAntimicrobial susceptibility testing of a subset of isolates</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\tgroup B streptococcus</td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSerotyping of isolates from selected surveillance areas</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAntimicrobial susceptibility testing of isolates from selected surveillance areas</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em></td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAntimicrobial susceptibility testing of all isolates</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSerotyping of all isolates</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProgressing toward clonal typing of isolates using MLST</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCharacterization of resistance mechanisms of selected strains based on phenotypic resistance patterns</li>\r\n\t\t\t\t</ul>\r\n\t\t\t</td>\r\n\t\t</tr>\r\n\t</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n<p>\r\n\t&nbsp;</p>\r\n", "version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "provider_name": "TIBDN: Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network", "provider_url": "http://www.tibdn.ca", "author_name": ""}